Maud

#Biology graduate and #birdnerd turned amateur artist. #Artistontwitter because Instagram scares me.

[Maud @MaudScientist]

Hello #artistsontwitter! Tomorrow marks the start of #Junebug, where you are encouraged to make insect-themed art! I couldn't find any #Junebug2022 prompts, so I made my own list. Feel free to use, share, & tag me.

[Maud @MaudScientist]

Refs from Wikimedia Commons:
https://t.co/vhdxuKR5pV
https://t.co/v3Mlb17ZOJ

[Maud @MaudScientist]

Happy longest day! Sadly my attempt at #Junebug2022 must either stop or become Julybug, as lots of non-art Life Stuff is going on. But I was determined to do a honeybee piece for today and whipped these up. Nothing says 'summer' like the buzz of bees. Hope to ink & paint soon.

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@DJHbutterflies @savebutterflies It's always a delight to see these beauties. They have to be one of my favourite moths (but then how can you have a favourite?!).

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@mattthesparrow @visitpewseyvale @SwindonWS @RichBond11 @NWDLT @WOXFarmBirds @Farmland_Nature @WiltsBirdClub I once had a crow visit my garden over one winter which had white tips to all its flight feathers. I never saw it after that, so maybe a transient thing that it lost at the next moult?

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@mattthesparrow @visitpewseyvale @SwindonWS @RichBond11 @NWDLT @WOXFarmBirds @Farmland_Nature @WiltsBirdClub A very beautiful aberration.

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RT'ing the share the joy of this moment. The best kind of photobomb.

[Daniel Greenwood @djgwild]

Was taking some macro photos for #30DaysWild and then this happened 🦊

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@djgwild "Hey hoomin! Hey! What you doing? I'm far more beautiful than your silly flowers! FOXgloves? Pah! Why'd I want THEM on my paws?!"

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@manxmannin @NikonEurope Beautiful shot. Looks like something you might see in an Audubon print.

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@wilder_action What a stunner! Looks like it might be a parasitoid of some kind.

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@ELP_art Monarch of the (very small) Glen?

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@GStoker77 Gorgeous bird! I love watching its purposeful flight.

[Maud @MaudScientist]

Based on photo references from #flickr.
Main reference image by Karol Ox: https://t.co/mdrXkrM9tZ
Colours ref'ed from images by Will Atkins: https://t.co/WzOMIF1t4O
https://t.co/90BHmcPEeq

[Maud @MaudScientist]

#Junebug2022 No. 4: Stonefly (order Plecoptera). Maybe not as charismatic as a butterfly, but do you need to be when your group has survived for at least 290 million years?
Fun fact: They prefer cold water and are most diverse in temperate climates.

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@Ed_P_Wildlife Thank you! 😊

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#Junebug2022 prompt no. 1 is 'ladybird'. Here's what I came up with. Better pics to follow on my Flickr, but that will have to wait until my laptop comes back from repairs.

Fun fact: If threatened, ladybirds secrete a distasteful yellow liquid from their leg joints.

[Maud @MaudScientist]

For those who haven't heard on @BBCSpringwatch, the UK has nesting bee eaters! *Is excited*

[Alan Davies @AlanDaviesbirds]

Have a fantastic Friday! Wonderful news European Bee-eaters are nesting in #Norfolk announced on @BBCSpringwatch #FridayVibes #fridaymorning #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #NaturePhotography #birding #TwitterNatureCommunity #30DaysWild #birdwatching

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@SheilaMBury Nice work. I like the composition with the chicks flanking the adult.

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@wilder_action Gorgeous shot! If you're looking for something to enter in Wildlife Photographer of the Year, I'd say this was the one.

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@TheBrewLady1 Aww! I swear, no other animal is as good at relaxing as a cat. My fat tabby friend also joined me this morning (mostly to demand food...).

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@PeteWalkden1973 @skyeandfrisa @Britnatureguide @Argyll_IslesApp @ScotsMagazine A golden moment indeed, beautifully captured. What a shot!

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@AlanDaviesbirds @BBCSpringwatch Wow! That's exciting! Darn, East Anglia gets all the exciting bird stuff...